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FH.VIII.E.S5

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Maintain powerplant and main rotor(s) (Nr) speed within normal limits.

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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 8-9
Chapter 8: Flight Instruments › Airspeed Indicator Markings
most aircraft, this is the power-off stall speed at the maximum takeoff weight in the clean configuration (gear up, if retractable, and flaps up). • Upper limit of green arc (VN0)—the maximum structural cruising speed. Do not exceed this ... speed except in smooth air. • Yellow arc—caution range. Fly within this range only in smooth air and then only with caution. • Red line (VNE)—never exceed speed. Operating above this speed is prohibited since it may result in damage…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 2-15
Chapter 2: Aerodynamics of Flight › Hovering Flight › Translating Tendency (Drift)
Translating Tendency (Drift) During hovering flight, a single main rotor helicopter tends to move in the direction of tail rotor thrust. This lateral (or sideward) movement is called translating tendency. [Figure 2-27] To counteract this tendency, one or more ... following features may be used. All examples are for a counterclockwise rotating main rotor disk. Figure 2-27. A tail rotor is designed to produce thrust in a direction opposite torque. The thrust produced by the tail rotor is sufficient…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 1-4
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Helicopter › Rotor System › Tandem Rotor
Tandem Rotor Tandem rotor (sometimes referred to as dual rotor) helicopters have two large horizontal rotor assemblies, instead of one main assembly and a smaller tail rotor. [Figure 1-6] Single rotor helicopters need a tail rotor to neutralize ... twisting momentum produced by the single large rotor. Tandem rotor helicopters, however, use counter-rotating rotors, each canceling out the other’s torque. Counter-rotating rotor blades will not collide with and destroy each other if they flex into…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 2-25
Chapter 2: Aerodynamics of Flight › Turning Flight
Figure 2-45. Forces acting on the helicopter during turning flight. Autorotation is the state of flight where the main rotor disk of a helicopter is being turned by the action of air moving up through the rotor rather than ... engine power driving the rotor. In normal, powered flight, air is drawn into the main rotor disk from above and exhausted downward, but during autorotation, air moves up into the rotor disk from below as the helicopter descends. Autorotation…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 11-18
Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › System Malfunctions › Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness (LTE)
catastrophic. LTE is an aerodynamic condition and is the result of a control margin deficiency in the tail rotor. It can affect all single-rotor helicopters that utilize a tail rotor. The design of main and tail rotor blades ... will not nullify the phenomenon entirely. Translational lift is obtained by any amount of clean air through the main rotor disk. Chapter 2, Aerodynamics of Flight, discusses translational lift with respect to the main rotor blade, explaining that the more…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 1-4
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Helicopter › Rotor System › Intermeshing Rotors
flexible couplings. The flexible couplings allow the drive shaft to flex with the tail boom. Figure 1-7. Coaxial rotors. Figure 1-8. HH-43 Huskie with intermeshing rotors. Figure 1-9. Basic tail rotor components. The gearbox ... tail boom provides an angled drive for the tail rotor and may also include gearing to adjust the output to the optimum rotational speed typically measured in revolutions per minute (rpm) for the tail rotor. On some larger helicopters, intermediate…